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Cameron Pws

At a glance

Cameron Pws (PWSID MO1010131) is an active community water system in Clinton County, Missouri. It reports serving 11,963 people through 3,076 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

11,963

Service connections

3,076

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMO1010131

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served11,963

Service connections3,076

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyMO state drinking water program

City servedCameron

StateMissouri

ZIP—

CountyClinton County

How does Cameron Pws compare with other water systems in Clinton County?

By EPA's size categories, Cameron Pws is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Clinton County has 7 active public water systems, and Cameron Pws is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.3 times the county average of 3,644 people per system, and accounts for 47% of the 25,510 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Missouri, the 2,943 active systems average 2,049 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Cameron Pws is about 78% above that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Missouri has 1,612 active community water systems, 55% of the state's 2,943 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 60 Missouri systems (2%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Cameron Pws?

EPA lists Cameron Pws as owned by a local government. The MO state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 7 of the 7 active systems in Clinton County (100%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Cameron Pws have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. The violations listed here began between January 1989 and April 2016. By type: 7 monitoring and reporting and 5 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (4 of them). EPA lists 7 as archived and 5 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2016-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	Yes	Resolved
2009-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2009-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2009-04-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
2009-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Average · code 02	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	Yes	Resolved
1992-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1989-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	trans-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2979	No	Archived
1989-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985	No	Archived
1989-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983	No	Archived
1989-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380	No	Archived
1989-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977	No	Archived
1989-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Ethylbenzenecode 2992	No	Archived

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Cameron Pws: frequently asked questions

Who runs Cameron Pws?

Cameron Pws (PWSID MO1010131) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MO state drinking water program.

How many people does Cameron Pws serve?

Cameron Pws reports serving 11,963 people through 3,076 service connections in Clinton County, Missouri.

Where does Cameron Pws get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Cameron Pws have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Cameron Pws' water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in April 2016. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MO state drinking water program.

Where can I find Cameron Pws' water quality report?

As a community water system, Cameron Pws must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Clinton County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Clinton Co Pwsd 4 Sys 1	Clinton	4,968	Community	Purchased surface water
Lathrop Pws	Clinton	2,945	Community	Purchased surface water
Plattsburg Pws	Clinton	2,354	Community	Surface water
Gower Pws	Clinton	1,360	Community	Purchased groundwater
Clinton County Pwsd 1	Clinton	1,080	Community	Purchased surface water
Clinton County Pwsd 4 Sys 2	Clinton	840	Community	Purchased surface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Cameron Pws, PWSID MO1010131, Missouri”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/missouri/cameron-pws-mo1010131 (data as of October 1, 2026).